Last updated: 2 November 2026
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 introduces significant changes to the private rented sector in England. The Act aims to enhance tenant protections, sets out new responsibilities for landlords, and places new enforcement duties on local authorities.
As a result, councils must review and update their enforcement policies to make sure they align with the new legislation and published government guidance.
Our enforcement policy from 1 November 2026
We have updated our private sector housing enforcement policy to reflect the requirements of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.
- The new enforcement policy comes into effect on 1 November 2026.
- It will apply to non-compliance identified on or after this date.
How non-compliance will be handled
Non-compliance identified between 1 May 2026 and 31 October 2026
Officers will continue to work under:
Non-compliance identified from 1 November 2026
Our officers will work under the new private sector housing enforcement policy:
- Private sector enforcement policy November 2026 (PDF)
- Civil penalties: Renters' Right Act November 2026 (PDF)
Non-compliance identified before 1 May 2026
Non-compliance identified before 1 May 2026 will be addressed under the previous enforcement policy: Appendix 3 - Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy 2022 (PDF).